Tamagotchi Research Report: Tamagotchi Book

Tamagotchi Research Report: Tamagotchi Book (たまごっちボン―たまごっち研究レポート) is a Japanese book published in August 30, 1997. It features information and lore about the lives of the Tamagotchi species. It covers the original Tamagotchi and the Tamagotchi Angel.

There was a sequel book released one year later in August 1998. It additionally features the Osutchi and Mesutchi, Devilgotchi, Morino, Umino, and Yasashii.

Story[]

The Tamagotchis are a race of aliens from the far distant Tamagotchi Planet, described as being "millions of miles" from The Earth. They lived peacefully until one fateful day, when a disgruntled Oyajitchi made the Planet drink his bottle of sake, causing it to become drunk. With the Planet uninhabitable, the aliens fled aboard UFOs to find another planet to live on while waiting for their home to sober up. One night, Professor Banzo, owner of the Strange Biology Institute, was sulking on a bridge over Sumida River after suffering a broken heart.

Suddenly, a UFO from space collided with him and knocked him into the river. He brought the UFO to his lab where he and his assistant Mikachu tended to the aliens inside. In order to allow the aliens to live on Earth safely, Banzo constructed the "Tamagotchi House" (たまごっち HOUSE), an egg-shaped device that allowed the aliens to be cared for with a screen and simple controls. Mikachu began painting the shells of the devices different colors and brought them to school with her, gaining the attention of her classmates. As more species of Tamagotchi were discovered, Banzo sent more of the devices to research facilities in other parts of Japan, and eventually across the world.

The events are told on the official site, both volumes of the Tamagotchi Research Report: Tamagotchi Book, and Tamagotchi Honto no Hanashi. The North American book Tamagotchi: The Official Care Guide and Record Book alludes to the story but leaves out the Planet becoming drunk, instead saying the Tamagotchi had come to study what life is like on Earth. It features information and lore about the lives of the Tamagotchi species.

Staff[]

Illustrations: Akihiro Yokoi, Kenji Watanabe, Hitomi Tagashira, Junko Mizugaki, and Ayako Yada
Supervision: Bandai Co., Ltd.
Editor: Tokuma Shoten
Editor in charge: Michio Yokoono
Publisher: Tokuma Shoten Co., Ltd.
Printing: Tosho Printing Co., Ltd.